basketball court south central los angeles this exact conversation occurred twice within ten minutes once with a black male once with a white male with a heavy accent from spain year old male are you from japan me no im from the us year old male but where in asia are you from me im from colorado year old male no but where are you originally from what is your nationality im a year old asian american made me feel frustrated and baffled especially when the european foreigner was imposing his assumptions about foreign status upon me